Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-06-04
ACT OF
INCORPORATION,
"TENSAS and MADISON"
Telegraph Company.
United States Of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Tensas.

- day OF May, a. ~. 1881, before me
Joseph Curry, Notary Public, in and
for the Parish of Tensas, State OF
Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and un.
dersigned, personally came and appear.
ed the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who declared
that availing themselves of the pro-
visions of the laws OF this State, rela-
tive to the organization Of corporations
for works of public improvement and
utility, they have contracted and
nant and agree and bind and obligate
themselves, as well as such persons as
may hereinafter become associated
with them to form and constitute "a
corporation" and body pubic in law
for the offsets and under the agree
ments am supulations following to.
wit:
ARTICLE FIRST.
The name and title of corporation
shall be, "Tensas and Madison Tele-
graph Company" and by that name
said corporation shall have power and
authority to have and enjoy succession
or the full term and period Of ninety
nine years from and after the day and
date hereof; to contract, sue and be
sued, to make and use corporate seal,
and the same to break or alter at pleas
ure, to hold, receive and lease, to pur-
chase and convey, as well as mortgage
and hypothecate under its corporate
name, property, both real and personal,
to name and appoint such managers,
djrec tors, officers and agents, as the
interests and convenience Of sal d cor
pOration may require, and to make and
establish such bylaws, rules and reg
ulations for the the proper manage
ment and regulation Of the said cor
poration as may be necessary and
proper, and the same to change and
alter at pleasure.
ARTICLE SECOND.
The domicile of said corporation
shall be in the Parish of Madison in
the State ofLouisiana, and all citations
or other legal process, shall be served
upon the president Of said corporation
or in case Of his absence upon the Vice
President or Secretary.
The purposes for which this corpor-
alton is established, and the nature Of
the business to be carried ON by it, are
declared and specified to be the trans
mission Of messages by telegraph
through the said Parishes from TalIu-
luh via Somerset, New elton and st.
Joseph.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
The capital stock of said corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum Of ($2, OOO.00)
Two Thousand Dollars-representcd
by 50 shares Of $500 each, which may
be increased if necessary by vote of the
Board of Directors and the times and
manner of the payment of said stock,
are determined upon by the Board OF
Directors.
ARTICLE FIFTH.
The business and affairs of said cor.
pOration shall he under the supervia.
ion and management of a Board Of hi.
rectors composed of stockholders to be
elected annually on the first Monday
in May of each year, said election shall
be by ballot and conducted at the office
of said corporation, and the directors
then elected, shall serve until theil
successors shall have been elected.
majority of the votes cast shall elect
and each share of stock shall be emit
tied to one vote, either in person or by
proxy.
Any vacancy occurring in said BOARD
| from any cause whatever, shall be filleC
by election by the remaining directors
four directors shall constitute 9
quorum for the transaction ofbusiness
and said Board of Directors at theil
first meeting in each year, shall elect
out of their own number a Presi
dent, who shall be exc fficio the Treas
urer, Vice. President who shall be ex
| offiiciO, the Secretary, an d an attorney
for the company. The President snc
Vice. President shall appoint from time
to time, such officers, managers, oper
ators, and other agents as may be
deemed necessary for the business anC
purposes of said corporation, and dis
miss the same at pleasure, and sale
directors shall have full power and an,
thority to make and establish as vel
as change or amend and alter all by.
laws, rules and regulations for the sup
port and management of the affairs
and business of said corporation.
| ARTICLE SIXTH.
| Whenever this corporation is dis
solved either by limitation or from any
other cause, its affairs shall be liqui
dated under the Superintendent o.
three stockholders to be appointed fol
that purpose at o general meeting o
the stockholders, convened after thirty
days prior notice, and with the assem-
of the majority in amount of the CAPT
tai stock, said commission shall re
main in Office until the affairs of sale
corporation shall have been fully liqui
dated and in case of the death Of on,
or more Of said commissioners, the sur
vivor or survivors sNsll continue t.
act. Nan
IT,. ARTICLE 81 sp,TH:
cb an,s act o Of em. may ne al. 2,
corporation may be dissS ID sowith the
assent OF majority in .ettoat of tn,
meeting of the Stocked. ,f sale
after thirty DAYS previous Sod| Ice o.
sucn meeting shall have been 81 ish-
ed IN one paper in each Of go two
ARTICLE EIGHTH.
No stakeholder shall ever be nd Ii.
able or responsible for the contract pr
faults or neglects of said corporal pr
in any further sum than the unpyid
balance due on the shares of stofk
| owned by him.
Nor shall any mere informality in
organization have the effect of render.
ing the charter null, or of exposing q
stockholder to any liability beyond the
amount of his stock.
| No free messages on private business
shall be allowed by the Board Of Di.
rectors.
ARTICLE NINTH.
There shall be a regular annual
meeting Of the Directors on the third
Monday Of each May at the domicile OF
the company.